French term
netteté
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44087. Pièce de chapiteau de manche de miroir. - Or, argent, quartz et pâtes d'incrustation. [....]. TECHNIQUE. Orfèvrerie fondue, puis traitée au repoussé, le métal battu en feuille très fine. L'intérieur est poli, l'extérieur mat. Pas d'autre travail de ciselure que les plis autour des naseaux, formant ici deux espèces de gousses sablées d'un pointillé; soudures invisibles. ***Les découpures sont d'une netteté absolue***; les extrémités de la feuille d'or, en haut et en bas, dans les parties repliées, sont simplement ébarbées. Les pièces d'incrustation encore en place sont: les sourcils en pâte de faux lapis avec des tailles régulières d'une grande finesse;....
ATTEMPT: The cutouts [+for the inlays] are very sharply defined; the extremities of the gold leaf, at the top and bottom, in the parts folded over, are simply deburred.
ISSUE: I have no idea how to handle this word. Is this what it means here?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
| 4 | completely sharp/clean |
B D Finch
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| 4 | fineness/neatness/sharpness |
Messaoudi N.
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Proposed translations
completely sharp/clean
The laser cut edge is also a perfectly clean glossy edge, Laser engraving creates a ... laser cut edge is darker than the material but completely clean to the touch.
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If we cut into the wood, we risk having the spruce shear off under the bridge. If you've ever ... Note how the edges aren't completely sharp and clean....
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